Chalcostigma
Chalcostigma is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
| Chalcostigma | |
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| Rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Chalcostigma Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya heteropogon Boissonneau, 1840 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Chalcostigma was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the bronze-tailed thornbill by George Gray.[2][3] The name of the genus is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning bronze and stigme for a spot or mark, a reference to the beard on the bronze-tailed thornbill.[4]
The genus contains the following five species:[5]
- Rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps)
- Olivaceous thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum)
- Blue-mantled thornbill (Chalcostigma stanleyi)
- Bronze-tailed thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon)
- Rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
References
- Reichenbach, Ludwig (1854). "Aufzählung der Colibris Oder Trochilideen in ihrer wahren natürlichen Verwandtschaft, nebst Schlüssel ihrer Synonymik". Journal für Ornithologie (Supplement) (in German). 1: 1-24 [12].
- Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 141.
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 121.
- Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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